Artist Opportunities: May 2022
ArtsW.org is Westchester County’s guide for all-things-art. On its “Artist Opportunities” page, artists in all disciplines can find nearby working opportunities that will help to strengthen and further their careers. Below is a sampling of some upcoming opportunities. To get these opportunities sent directly to your mailbox, sign up here.
Call for Entries: Queer Perspectives Exhibition
presented by The LOFT and Upstream Gallery
The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center and Upstream Gallery are partnering for an upcoming national juried exhibition, Queer Perspectives. Artists can submit recent works that represent current, creative and personal explorations of LGBTQ+ life, issues, history and culture. All media are welcome, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, collage and sculpture.
Seeking Artistic Carvers
presented by Historic Hudson Valley
Historic Hudson Valley (HHV) seeks several experienced artists to join its team of The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze carvers, who hand-carve thousands of jack o’lanterns for HHV’s annual fall event. Ideal candidates will have experience as a cameo or intaglio artist, fruit carver, etcher or engraver, block print maker, wood carver, sculptor or tattoo artist.
Orchestral Auditions for High School Students
presented by Hoff-Barthelson Music School
Hoff-Barthelson Music School seeks high school students to audition for the 2022-2023 season of the School’s Festival Orchestra, a full symphonic orchestra under the direction of Jun Nakabayashi. The Festival Orchestra performs three concerts annually; two with guest artists of international stature.
Enlighten Peekskill: Seeking Illuminated Sculptures
presented by Hudson Valley MOCA
Enlighten Peekskill, a project conceived by Hudson Valley MOCA, will help to illuminate the one-mile path from the Metro North Peekskill station to the City’s downtown through a series of long-term sculptural installations. The Museum seeks sculptors and artists who integrate illumination into their works. Artists
are asked to “pull from their own history, culture and roots to use the universal language of art to create a symphony of voices.”
Accepting Proposals for Tarrytown Mural
presented by The Placemaking Committee of the Village of Tarrytown
The Placemaking Committee of the Village of Tarrytown is seeking an artist to undertake a mural to be painted on the side wall of the Taste of China restaurant on Kaldenberg Street, just off Main Street. The desired mural will feature the phrase “Welcome to Tarrytown.” Accompanying the phrase can be some iconic Tarrytown sites or other representations of what makes the Village a special place to live.
Call for Visual Artists: Rye Poetry Path
presented by Rye Arts Center
The Rye Poetry Path is a collaborative public art installation in Rye that offers opportunities for reflection and conversation about themes of community, conservation and social justice. Rye Arts Center is partnering with the Path to bring poetry to life through visual interpretations and integrations of a chosen poem’s words.
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
Call for Ceramic Artists: The Family Portrait Exhibition
presented by Clay Art Center
Clay Art Center invites ceramic artists to submit functional or non-functional ceramic works that define what family means to them for an exhibition juried by Kukuli Velarde. Works can explore the family unit as image, system, historical reference or metaphor for where we are as a contemporary culture and society.
A version of this article first appeared in the May 2022 issue of ArtsNews, ArtsWestchester’s monthly publication. ArtsNews is distributed throughout Westchester County. A digital copy is also available at artsw.org/artsnews.
About ArtsWestchester
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest private not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable Westchester County in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue. artsw.org
